The ambulance, which had NISA Premier Hospital imprinted on its, was obviously conveying a patient to either NISA Premier or the National Hospital when it was caught in traffic caused by fuel queue.
Nisa Premier Hospital is one of the leading specialist hospitals in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Our correspondent who was also caught in the gridlock that lasted for more than an hour observed that doctors came down from the vehicle to plead for road users to create a passage for the emergency van to pass.
The gridlock started from the Coca-Cola junction at the airport road from about 6 pm till some minutes before 8pm.
Unfortunately, there were no traffic officials to control motorists.
We had in a Special Report on the FCT noted that many road users do not respect traffic regulations, including the traffic light while also recklessly driving against traffic.
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